Redemption! They actually DID work w/ their engineers to update our building to the higher speed internet, and they did it over a month before they said they would. This is probably the single most impressive customer service turnaround I have ever experienced in my 30 years on this earth. So, thank you netblazr engineering team, and thank you random condo in east boston that was built and enabled high speed internet to be beamed to our building. Now happily getting 300mpbs and living the comcast free life I have always wanted. read more

They easily rank first as the worst provider I've had in the 30 or so years of Internet. My apartment building of 50+ units uses NetBlazr. We've had a building-wide outage since Thursday morning. It is now Tuesday morning (that is, five days later). They only now sent a technician, despite hundreds of calls from residents and property management. A noxious combination of apathy and incompetence. read more

netBlazr - Internet Service Providers Near Me - McLean, Virginia

NetBlazr is dead and was bought by Gigstreem in 2022 and are actively running it into the ground. Since their purchase my internet speed plummeted and I would regularly have the internet drop out. About a month ago my internet stopped working and stayed that way for a week straight. I called daily and was given the run around that it is a "server issue and will be fixed soon" but they could never tell me exactly when. I eventually talked to a technician who told me Gigstreem is actively trying to lose NetBlazr customers who were grandfathered into a lower price. That and they just don't care enough to pay for technicians to fix issues so anything that goes wrong takes weeks to fix. After a week of back and forth and no internet I cancelled my service and signed up with another company. The outage started at the start of July and I had paid for a full month of internet so I demanded a refund as the internet didn't work at all after I paid. I was told I would receive one but it never came. I called a dozen times over three weeks and was told "the finance team is working on it". Eventually I gave up and had to file a charge back with my credit card company. This internet provider is completely broken and doesn't care about you in any way. I hate to say it but even comcast is better and I really hate them. Stay far far away from this company. read more

No no no. Since this local company was bought by Gigstreem there have been frequent multiple-day area-wide outages, NO service engineers working on weekends to reboot their servers, and waste-of-time useless customer service. Do not! Do not! Makes our nemesis, nee Comcast, look stellar by comparison. read more

Netblazr provided pretty good service for many years. They were bought by gig stream in 2022 and sadly their internet service has gone way downhill. Today their service was been down which is understandable since there was a storm. But when I call support the message says press 1 for a call back which I do and 8 hours later... no call. Their website has no status update at all. I call them again and I'm number 1 in the queue. An hour later, I'm still number 1 in the queue. It's understandable when the internet is broken after a bad storm but it seems that netblazr is broken too. read more

I was so happy to move into a building and have a local company for internet instead of awful Comcast. For may years, the service was great. Reliable & fast. And when there was an issue, I could talk to an engineer and often help them diagnose the problem. Now the company was bought by someone else and isn't local anymore. That's disappointing but the real issue is their support went from good to horrible, as in way worse than Comcast. When there was an outage recently, I had to wait 30 minutes to talk to "supoort" which was a person who barely spoke English and asked which router lights were on. They have no way to reach real tech support/engineers anymore nor do they have an online ticket system. I can't recommend them any more, but will update this review if they fix their support. read more

Netblazr was inconsistent but their customer service was at least good. Now Netblazr is Gigistream and they are both inconsistent and their customer service is terrible. When you have outages, which you will, you will not be able to reach technical support. Instead, you will reach a call center where someone will tell you they will pass along your message and no one will contact you. If you try to email, the response you get will be barely coherent. Strongly discourage you from paying for Gigistream (what was Netblazr). read more

Terrible customer service!! This company was great for a long time, but we recently needed technical support and what a surprise... the tech was not the friendliest and seem to be in a rush. I ask for a manager because didn't like the treatment "manager was in a meeting" at 8:30pm but will call back within the hour. NEVER called back so we tried next day AGAIN manager was in a meeting and never called back. We canceled our service today after many years. This new company that took Netblazr over is the worst. read more

WARNING: netBlazr is no longer a business. This is actually Gigstreem, a terrible provider with spotty service that goes down and stays down when it rains. Support doesn't understand the equipment or the service, and doesn't communicate well at all. Chose a different company. read more

Netblazr has nose dived. I just read they got bought out very recently. Last week it rained and service was out for 3 1/2 days and no one in the building could do their work. Slow response to fix it. One week later it rains again and down it goes. Customer service is now offshore and they are no more than unhelpful people next to a phone in another country. Our whole building is going to switch providers. read more

Totally agree with all the recent negative reviews. Netblazr was great and is now absolutely terrible under Gigstreem's ownership. The most recent outages occurred in February 2025 and July 2024. While that my seem infrequent enough, they were multiple days long. The handling of such issues is where Netblazr/Gigstreem demonstrates just how incompetent they are. When I initially called to report the outages, customer service was never aware of the them despite the issue impacting a broad area of Boston (note: call centers are outside the US - Mexico or Philippines). Some reps provided inaccurate, blatantly false information and I have had to ask to escalate to a customer service manager in order to get credible information. The most recent outage in Feb 2025 occurred on Friday afternoon (2/7) and was not resolved until Monday midday because they didn't have a technician available to troubleshoot over the weekend. Trying to get compensation for the inconvenience takes multiple, frustrating phone calls to customer service. I was promised a refund by a customer service manager, that's instead being applied as a credit to my mid-March bill, which is 1.5 months after the issue occurred (I've called and they refuse to issue an immediate credit to my credit car) - this means that I'm stuck with their service until April if I want to receive the compensation. Needless to say, I am switching to another provider as soon as that billing period is over. Bottomline: Look elsewhere - there are plenty of competitively priced internet providers available now. read more

This used to be a very good company until GiGstreem purchased them. Most of my building hasn't had service for three days, and their customer service support keep sending me to square one every time I call. They keep promising to send an engineer, but the engineer never arrives. Their customer service people have no knowledge or authority, and no one else is willing to talk to me. Find other options if you need internet service. This company is garbage. read more

Used to be good. Now TERRIBLE. Stay away. If your service is interrupted, customer service is non-existent. Sure, the people at their far flung call center are nice and polite but they are so far removed from boots on the ground that they cannot help you at all. We are a residential building in Boston. Our service has been out for about 36 hours AND WE STILL CANNOT GET CONFIRMATION THAT ANYONE IS EVEN WORKING ON THE PROBLEM. You read that right. It is not that it isn't fixed -- is that we cannot even get an answer as to whether anyone is working on the problem!! Can you imagine that? Do yourself a favor and steer clear of NetBlazr. A once good company - ruined upon the sale of GigStream or whatever they call themselves read more

Netblazr used to be fantastic. Prompt customer service, local company that would come to the building within an hour. Then it was acquired by Gigstreem. Service calls now go to a call center. The people at the call center read off script and have no useful information, and never call back with updates. 10 people in my building have not had internet for three days. I was told over the weekend that engineers were working on the portal, that the issue has been escalated, and that they probably will come to my building. Still no internet. Meanwhile, we're all looking up other service providers. Truly sad to see this happen to a cool company. read more

The service was great until it got acquired by gigistreem. My WiFi has been down for 5 days, and they scheduled me an appointment for a technician to come over to fix it yesterday. But end up no one showed up and no phone calls or emails updates. The technical support team is not being helpful, every time I call I got a different answer, they don't talk to their team, just keep telling me to wait and wait. Horrible service, no recommended at all. read more

Well, since my last review was deleted for no reason, and no one replied my email, i have to redo the review. The net speed is good most of the time. But when it's not good, which happens several times a week and keeps for hours, the net is frozen. And it happens more often thesedays. The speed test for these 2 days is around 0.1 m/s. And no one answered my call or email. read more

netBlazr - Internet Service Providers Near Me - McLean, Virginia

After much grousing, they agreed to upgrade our service to 45 Mbps for free. Yay, problem solved, right? Not so fast. A week after the upgrade, we're still experiencing daily dropped calls and screen freezes. We're now observing download speeds of 5 Mbps.... so worse than before. read more

Was great while it lasted, but over the last month the speeds have gone from 400+ Mbps down to 15. Numerous support tickets were opened, but there has been zero follow-up. They offered to come out later this week, but Comcast has an earlier appointment. read more

Netblazr used to have the best customer service of any business I dealt with but ever since Gigstream purchased them the customer service has been horrible. I have been having internet issues since February, 2023 and have been calling them weekly for service and asking for a credit since I am paying for a service I am not receiving. Each time I call and ask to speak to a supervisor. The call center technician says the supervisor will call me within an hour or so. The supervisor never call back at all. Netblazr keeps billing me for a service I am not receiving. This company now swims impossible to work with. read more

Extremely poor service in the Medford area. Intermittent outages nearly daily, extreme bandwidth issues during the hours of 5pm-11pm (completely unusable internet, under 2mbps. Cannot stream any content or play any games). I have been a netBlazr customer for 2 years now, and although the service was great for the first few months, it has been an extreme struggle since then. The internet service declined rapidly, and the seemingly hundreds of support tickets I opened have gone no where. It is tough even getting a member of their support team on the phone as they often do not pick up and let it go to voicemail during normal hours, and rarely if ever pick up at night. The only reason I am still suffering through this service is due to my unwillingness to give money to Comcast, but I think I am at the complete end of my rope. I applaud Netblazr for not being Comcast, but that is about it. It is clear that their technology cannot handle what they claim to deliver, and the extremely poor customer support makes it impossible to recommend Netblazr to anyone in the Medford area. read more

If NetBlazr is really "Boston's Highest-Rated Internet" I think Boston is in trouble. They've provided wireless to the condo where I live for several years, and the frequency and length of outages has been awful. Whenever there is a forecast of moderate to heavy rain and/or wind, I can pretty much count on losing service for the duration. At other times, it just randomly disappears. I'm stuck, though, because I can't afford Comcast internet. read more

Well, at first, it seems really great, 300Mpbs up and down stream, until 2 months after starting the service, they began to throttle the down stream and I only get like 20Mbps of bandwidth. And upload still like a blaze for 150M, then the speed resumed about 11:30ish maybe off peak. I've reached out to the tech support team and they said made some changes but only lasts for couple of days then the throttling again. We use the internet for video streaming primarily and their service is not stable for our use. I'm really disappointed. Going back to the Comcast at least we have a fiber terminal in the apartment. Edit: add the speedtest result image. https://www.speedtest.net/result/8057108267.png read more

netBlazr - Wired, direct connection to a Alienware laptop. - Internet Service Providers Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Down again today. Third time in a month. Their service quality is unacceptable. They apologize, but I have no faith in their ability to maintain uptime. read more

Haven't had internet for two days; their customer support is completely absent. I'm on hold for 15 minutes and then a message comes on about an outage in Southwest, then a beep (I guess I'm supposed to leave a message?). Talked to someone at 8 am this morning said they were working on it. It's 6 pm, no update, nothing. Even when I DO have internet the speeds in my building are atrocious. They advertise this service as if it's fiber but it's not, it's beamed to an antenna on our roof; any slight inclement weather knocks my service out. And when it is working it's nowhere near advertised, 15-20 Mbps down and 7 Mbps up. We pay for 100-500 Mbps up AND down. And the latency is absurd, upwards of 3 seconds (!) occasionally. read more

Netblazer was fast, reliable, and economical. During this WFH time I did have some video delays, but it wasn't a deal breaker for all the perks and price. In my 2.5 years as a customer I lost service about 5 times, all during inclement weather. I'd recommend Netblazer to anyone- no contract, transparent billing, accurate speed based on the level I chose, and nice folks in the field doing installation. 4/5 for the challenges with call connectivity during this time however a 4.5 is more accurate. read more

I've tried so many internet providers in Boston. Verizon, when I lived in JP, were gruff, rude and expensive. Comcast wasn't excited to provide service to my current apartment without a landline and/or cable. I swapped to another 'net only company, but I might as well have regressed to dial up, my connection was throttled so often. Enter Netblazr, who were thorough in researching what they could provide to my apartment even before anyone came out. Their customers service is above and beyond expectations- they've emailed pointers regarding routers and were happy to recommend a few options when my old one gave up the ghost. I work from home, so I need a dedicated and reliable internet connection. I never would be able to do the work I do without Netblazr! Great customer service, great speed at a great price. read more

I am finally free of dealing with Comcast with their horrible customer service and ridiculous pricing for existing customers! I switched to NetBlazr and so far my experience has been wonderful and not to mention nice people to deal with. Free your self from Comcast and join these guys. they are an excellent alternative. read more

Fantastic service! I got rid of Verizon DSL who has spotty infrastructure issues in downtown Boston recently. I found NetBlazr on Yelp and reached out via e-mail. This started a series of correspondence between a NetBlazr associate who now know by name (and vice versa). I brought NetBlazr to the building's management and the board of trustees. NetBlazr coordinated with the building for feasibility of service without much need for me to push things along. Next thing I know, we have a great consistent service provider in my condo. Speeds are consistent and fast. Symmetrical upload/download speeds (this is a residential plan mind you)! We are now enjoying 3 - 4 times the speed we used to get on Verizon DSL. No contract nor termination fees. Customer service is personal and efficient. Service provided surpasses expectations. I'd recommend switching. read more

It's been a year that I've had netBlazr now, and I am generally happy with having chosen them. I do feel that I am not gouged *as much* pricing-wise as much as Comcast. Do expect that your internet will completely shut down in bad weather (at a minimum, heavy rain will impede your service). That being said, my internet is fast, works for the number of devices I have (2 smart tv's, 2 laptops, 2 phones) and otherwise doesn't cause me issues. I think their customer service need a little polishing, but they are nice and do try to be helpful. read more

I'm so glad netBlazr serves my building because a) yay anyone but Comcast, but also b) netBlazr internet service, customer service, and prices are all really good. Internet service - see photo of speed test results (from a neutral 3rd party - none of the big ISPs' "well, if you use *our* speed test..." shenanigans). Also, I've had netBlazr for a month now and have not noticed any drop-off in service during peak traffic times. Customer service - I called on a Saturday and was able to schedule an installation for the very next Monday. Installation technician showed up right on time. The first time he showed up we actually couldn't finish the installation because the building concierge who had the key to the basement, but they came back the next day (also for free) and finished set-up smoothly. Another plus - I think netBlazr assigns specific people to work with each customer. After I signed the form requesting info for netBlazr one of their employees reached out with their direct contact info (including phone number). I was subsequently able to communicate directly with that employee each time - no more "please press 1 if...", and you get to work with someone who's already familiar with your situation. Price - netBlazr = $60/300 Mbps (in my building, speed can be higher or lower depending on building), no hidden/equipment/other fees Comcast = $55/75 Mbps, or $83/150 Mbps, plus "Equipment, installation, taxes and fees, and other applicable charges extra. Pricing subject to change." RCN = $40/155 Mbps, "prices exclude taxes, surcharges, fees and may exclude equipment." Not awful, but not netBlazr. In conclusion, I highly recommend netBlazr/brag about my internet service to my co-workers. I normally don't write a lot of reviews, but I think internet service in the US will improve only if more customers switched to independent ISPs like netBlazr. Send a message to the giant monopolies that we do have other options, and they cannot keep providing us shabby internet service and really bad customer service! read more

netBlazr - Internet Service Providers Near Me - McLean, Virginia

Some contractors doing work on the roof knocked over the dish and I started having internet trouble last night. I have a pretty busy schedule and netblazr was able to send over an independent technician who worked from 9:50-11:00 PM just now. I am lobbying for them to get their services into Southie where I will be moving to in a couple of months. Amazing customer service on top of an amazing product. read more

When I first moved to Boston in August, I of course was searching around for an ISP, looking to avoid Comcast like the plague after (predictably) mediocre service. I stumbled across NetBlazr and gave Jim a call, and he came out shortly thereafter to install a non-intrusive antenna on my roof. After taking a few measurements to confirm I was within the coverage area, he stuck the thing on my chimney and went on his way; could not have been easier. Well, a few months into the service and I can say that it's worked flawlessly so far. The basic service offering has been more than adequate for my needs, and so far I haven't experienced any outages or disruptions. The price is completely reasonable for what you receive, the service has been rock solid, and getting in touch with the people at the company is easy. They even called me to see if everything is working! These are people in a small company who care about the quality of their service. From what I understand, they keep expanding their coverage area, too. I would say that you owe it to yourself to take a look at NetBlazr if you're in their coverage area, particularly if you're just looking for an inexpensive ISP without having to deal with asinine cable and phone bundling. Very happy with my service so far! read more

We hooked our new apartment up to Netblazr services at the beginning of the month and they have been great so far. Steven and his team are excellent - I've gotten to speak to a real person each time I've needed to, and they were very flexible working around some credit card issues I was having. We've had zero connectivity problems thus far and have enjoyed flawlessly streaming music and HD movies on Netflix. That's more than I can say for our old Verizon connection which was more expensive too! If you live within their coverage area, go with Netblazr! read more

Today I am free of Verizon! I suffered enough with the poor quality of Verizon. Multiple 90 minute phone calls with no results. A recent visit by a Verizon tech to my house, "All fixed. Found the short." NOT! Found netBlazr on Yelp. Had a flawless install today. Two highly skilled individuals worked together and completed the installation. They even cleaned up unneeded wires behind my sofa. All of the speed tests today have exceed 10mbps (some near 18!) With Verizon, I'd get under 3mbps. Plus they are $7/month cheaper. There are two other costs. You need to buy your router, I use an Apple Extreme. You need to pay $199 for install. All worth it because I AM FREE!!! read more

Great Service! Great Price! If there is ever an issue (and the issue is usually user error) you can always get a REAL person on the phone. I have not noticed any decrease in speed when surfing or streaming since I left Comcast. read more

Basically, all of the other reviews are accurate, and as you can tell they are all fantastic. The speed is higher than advertised, I get 17up which is unheard of. Fios and RCN were unavailable in my area so I was forced to use Comcast. As everyone knows, they're just so incredibly difficult. I now have netblazr and I'm never looking back. Like a new band you discover at a local bar, I hope they don't become famous, sell-out, and become like Comcast !! read more

Awesome-Coverage, Speed and World Class Customer Service Perry provided an overview of netBlazr services. Anticipating my hardware needs he made a recommendation for a router from Amazon. He created and managed my expectations and scheduled an Install two days later. The install was done by Jerry; the consummate professional technician. Jerry with such good humor and aplomb fully connected my computers, cell phone to the internet to verify it was working properly. . read more

Great internet service. Always answers the phone if you need them or at least leave a voice message so you know what's going on (ex like if there was a storm that knocked out power lines). They're even prorating my last bill. Thanks netBlazr! read more

We considered getting netBlazr but decided against it due to slow response from customer service. We first phoned customer service to find out about their product - no one came on the phone and we got an answering machine so we left a message. TWO DAYS LATER we get a call back from a representative who answered our questions. After that call, we phoned them a few days later to ask some other questions. Again answering machine and no response. Its been 3-4 days since we left our message. I am happy this happened before we signed up. Imagine phoning them during an internet outage only to be phoned back a few days after!?! read more

Amazing service and quality High speed, never throttled, rapid response whenever we had an issue. read more